Reykjavik from Sydney
16,648 km, about 21h 13m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Reykjavik and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Month by month from Sydney
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | 15d | 80 | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
| Feb | 3° | 15d | 100 | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
| Mar | 4° | 14d | 80 | avoid | bitter cold: 4C daily max |
| Apr | 7° | 14d | 80 | ok | 7C max, 14 rainy days |
| May | 9° | 15d | 80 | ok | 9C max, 15 rainy days |
| Jun | 11° | 12d | 45 | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 13° | 12d | 65 | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 13° | 11d | 65 | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 10° | 15d | 87 | ok | 10C max, 15 rainy days |
| Oct | 7° | 13d | 80 | avoid | 7C max, 13 rainy days |
| Nov | 5° | 12d | 100 | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| Dec | 3° | 14d | 80 | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 2 mm of rain.
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in AU as well as at Reykjavik, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
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